Fabric measuring and cutting machine.



G. SCHWARTZ. FABRIC MEASURING AND CUTTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV.12, 1912.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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FABRIC MEASURING AND CUTTING MACHINE.

flpecification of Letters Patent.

llatontcd Mall. 1 i, 1914.

Application filed November 12, 1912. Serial No. 731.016.

'lb all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL SCHWARTZ, a citizen of thetUnited States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fabric Measuring and Cutting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a fabric measuring and cutting machine of the type described and illustrated in my companion application, Ser. No. 707,127, filed July 1, 1912, and has for its general objectimprovements in that part of the mechanism employed for measuring the fab ric and cutting the same at the termination of the measured portion.

Stated more in detail the invention aims to provide a machine of a simple and compact construction by which fabrics of various kinds may be measured off in required lengths as indicated by setting means opcrating in conjunction with the movement of the fabric, combined with means-for marking the fabric at the termination of the measured portion by slitting the same so that said fabric can be ripped or out by shears on the line of the slit, and the said machine embodying stop mechanism for pre ventin further movement of the machine when t e length of material which the indicator has been set to measure has been run through the machine.

To this end the inventioncompriscs essenti'ally a fabric measuring and cutting machine embodying a pair of friction rollers between which the fabric is adapted to be drawn to rotate the rollers, shears for marking the fabric by means of slitting the same at the required length, and an indicator for indicating the lengthof the fabric to be measured, the said elements oeing combined and operating in the manner hereinafter described.

,1. in the accompanyingdrawings Figure 1. is a front view of my complete invention; Fig. 2 is an end View of the same with parts of the housing broken away showing a por tion of the internal mechanism; Fig. 3 is an end view with the housing in section and the shears or slitting mechanism in open position; Fig. 4 is a top plan view with the housing removed; Fig; 5 i: a front view with the housing removed showing the arrangement of the fmechanism; Fig. ,6 is a sectional view showing the frictional indi-' rator mechanism and the various working parts; F ig. 7 is a detailperspective View of the shears or slitting mechanism thgether with the lever for operating the same. a part of said lever being broken away; Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the low -1- portion of the friction mechanism showing the stop mechanism which operates in conjunction with one of the rollers for limiting the movement of the fabric; Fig, Dis a detail view of the bottom measuring roller. a part being broken away and in Section showing its construction; Fig. 10 is a-dct'ail sectional view of the mechanism by which the shear or slitting device is returned to its open position: Fig. ll is a detail bottom plan View of the friction disk with a part broken away I and in section showing the top lug by which the movement of the bottom roller is limited; Fig; 12 is a detail perspective view of the plunger which is used in connection with the shear operating device; and Fig. 13 is a top plan view of the indicator or measuring dial.

- In the construction of my invention I provide a suitable base 14 v'hich'is raised soilicicntly high above the uible line to permit convenient handling of the .fa'bric and on the top portion 15 of the. base 14 is mounted a post 16 loosely mounted on which is located a worm gear l7. and so arranged that the teeth 18 on its peripl try mesh with the worm 19 formed on a shaft 20 which is supported between uprights 21 and 22; the ends of the said shaft are held in position by adjustable pivot bearings 23. On the shaft 20 .is located a roller 24 and on the end of said roller is attached a collar 25 which is held to the roller by the screw 26 and between the collar and the end of the roller is held a projecting lug 9.7.

On the post 16 is located a sleeve 28 which is loosely nu'a1nted..its vidcd with a friction disk 29 having a portion of itself recessed as indicated by the numeral 30 Fig. ll and in which recess is seated and supported a projecting lug or tooth I'll which is arranged to come in con- ,tact with a pin 32 Fig. 8 projecting from the rolla r 525 of the roller 24, coincident with the return of the measuring disk. hereinaftcr referred to, to the zero position. the top of the slecrc 28 is mounted an indicator or measuring dish 33, the periphery being knurled so that said disk ean be 5perat-ed by the hand and turned to the proper indication, the upper surface of saiddisk bottom being prolever.

being graduated as shown, the said graduat-ions running from zero to twelve or more as found desirable, and being sub-divided to indicate fractions of a yard. On the top 34 of the housing is mounted a pointer 35, the upper edge 0 which is bent over the to of the disk and with the same is adapte to register any one of the graduations on the dislc to indicate the number of yards to be measured by the machine.

The disk together with the sleeve and friction disk 29 is held in frictional relationt with the worm gear 17, by means of the sprin 36 secured on the post 16 by the 'screw 37; t is spring frictionally engages the measuring disk 33 and by its pressure thereon maintains the disk 29 in frictional contact with the worm gear, so that the disk 33 will rotate simultaneously with the worm gear while the-fabric is being measured yet .will permit the measuring disk and sleeve to operate independently of the worm gear 17 when shifting said disk to bring the proper graduation in registry with the pointer to indicate the number of yards of fabric to be measured.

The rear of the roller 24 is provided with an inclined recess 38 6 formin a shoulder 39 with which the free end of tie spring 40 engages so as to prevent the roller 24 from rotating in a reverse movement, the said spring being attached to the top 15 of the base. I a

On the top 15 of thebase 14 is mounted a support 41, Figs. 4, 5 and 7 which is pro-- vided with a projecting perforated lug or ear 42 in which is pivotally mounted a le-' ver 43, the upper end of which is provided with an operating button 44. The opposite end of the lever has extendin at right angles thereto a frame 45 in which is rotatably mounted a roller 46, this roller being approximately the same length as the roller 24, between which and the roller 46 the fabric to be measured is placed, and being adapted to be brought into contact with or separated from theroller by meansof said In order to prevent the roller 46 from rotating while the lever 43 is being raised andlowered, a spring 47 is attached to the frame 45 and bears upon the upper surface of said roller 46. The edge of this roller is provided with a recess 48 Fig. 6 corresponding to the lug 27 on theroller 24 and arranged to receive the same to hold said rollers in locked position when the required I length of fabric has been drawn between the rollers and the pin 32 engages the lug 31. The intermeshing of lug 27 with recess 48 does not prevent the free rotation of roller 24 at other times than when roller 24 is locked by the engagement of 32 with 31.

On the lever 43 is attached a spring 49 Fig. 6, the said spring extending upwardly between the ears 42 and its free end 50 bearing against the upper edge of the support 41, the purpose of said spring bein to normally hold the lever in the position s iown in Fig. 6, with the roller 46 in frictional contact with the roller 24.

' In the support '41 is provided an elongated bore which receives and permits free movement of the plunger 51, the upper end of which is provided with a bifurcated head 52 on which is mounted a roller 53 01b3, trunnion 54. The ears formingthe bifurcated portion of the head straddle a blade 55 which is firmly attached to the lever 43, thesaid blade being provided with an elongatedslot 56 in which a pin 57 carried by the ears of the head'52 operates.

The roller 53 carried by the head 52 projects through and operates in an elongated slot 58 formed in the movable blade 59 of the shears which blade is pivotally. connected to' the support 41 and held in position by pressure and frictional contact of the spring plate 60, which, however, permits the said movable blade to readily turn on its pivot to perform its cutting function' On the movable blade is'provided a shoulder 61 with which engages the free end of the spring 62 and by said spring, the movable blade is held in closed posit-ioi'iagainst the horizontal stationary blade 63, when the roller 46 is in an elevated position as shown in Fig. 2. v

The horizontal or stationary blade 63 is firmly attached to the projecting arm or jaw 64 which forms a part of the support 41;

the arrangement of this structure is clearly shown in Fig. 7.

On the support 41 and beneath the inovable blade is mounted a bolt casing 65, the same being provided withan elongated bore 66 Fig. 10in which'is supported a bolt 67. the said bolt having an elongated recess 68 in which projects the screw 69 for limiting the longitudinal movement of the bolt. On moving said bolt inward by pressing on its head 70, the opposite freeend 71 is designed to come incontact with the leaf spring 62, releasing its upper free end from the shoulder or tooth 61 of the movable cutter, and when so releasedjthe tensionof the spring v49 is exerted to throw the inner end of the lever 43 downward and bring the roller 46 in contact with the roller 24, and simultaneously open the jaws of the cutter by elevating the movable blade.

The housing which incases the mechahism and which. is mounted on the top of the base 14 isprovided with a movablesecthe rollers, and as a support therefor while the fabric is being drawn between the rollera. The flange 73 will tend to prevent with the pointerfthe handle of the lever 43 is pressed downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2 which operation closes the shears and elevates the roller 46; the cloth is then inserted through the slot 74 and over the bottom or large roller 24, and th end of the fabric is brought in contact with the inner surfaceof the closed cutter, which acts as the starting point from which to n'ieasure the goods. When this has been done the bolt; 67 is pressed inwardly the' free end 71 engaging the leaf spring 62 and releasing it from the shoulder 61 of the movable cutter blade; this action permits the spring 49 to exert its power to force the lever 43 downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 6, thereby bringing the roller 46 to bear upon the fabric and binding it between said roller and the roller 24. The surface of said rollersv being knurled or otherwise roughened, the same will be caused to rotate by pulling upon the fabric by fric= tional contact. By. the same downward movement of the lever 43 the movable cut-- ter blade will simultaneously operate open-- ing the jaws of the cutter, and when the fabric has been drawn between-the rollers and the indicator returned to its normal position or zero, the lug 31 of the friction disk will engage the pin 32 on the roller 24, and prevent further forward movement of said roller; at this same position the lug 27 will enter the recess 48 of the roller. 46 preventing it from rotating farther, and the spring 40 engaging the shoulder 39 will prevent reverse movement of the roller 24.

One revolution of the roller 24 is equivalent to the least amount the machine ,is adapted to measure, say, one-eighth of a yard. Tn measuring'any greater amount. up to twelve yards, in the present case, the roller 24 will be continuously revolved until it is stopped by the tooth 31 engaging the in :r; of said roller, which engagement, as

bei'crc stated. is coincident with the return of the measuring disk 33 to the zero position. it will be seen. therefore, that the lug 7. by its engagement in the recess is. serves to lock the roller 46 against rotation only when the tooth 3i and pin 32 are in engagement.

When the rollers become locked it is an indication that the determined number of bottom of the rigid it into contact with yards or length to be measured has been completed, and at this juncture the operator by nianil'iulating the handle of the lever 4-3, operates the shears to slit the fabric, which is a mark or indication of the length measured and the operator severs the cloth at the slit by means of the ordinary shears. or by ripping it.

The movement of the roller 2 imparts motion to the indicator or incasuril e disk through the medium of the worm and the worm gear 18, the latter rotating said indicator by frictional contact with the disk 29.

I claim:

1. A fabric measuring and cutting machine comprising a pair of friction rollers, a movable carrier for one of said rollers for bringing it into'contact with and separating it from the other roller. an indicator operated by the movementof said other roller, a shear for slitting the fabric at its 'correct measured length and means operated by the movement of said carrier as it separates the one roller from the other, to actuate said shear.

Q. A fabric measuring and cutting machine comprising a pair of friction rollers, a movable carrier for one of said rollers for bringing it into contact with and sepaoperated by the movement of said other roller. a shear for slitting the fabric at its correct measured length, means operated by the movement of the said carrier as it separates the one roller from the other to actuate said gear, and releasable means for bolding one of said rollers out of contact with the other. I

3. A fabric i'neasuring and cutting machine comprising a pair of friction rollers adapted to be rotated by frictional contact with fabric drawn between them. a movable carrier for one of said rollers for bringing it into contact Willi and separating it from the other roller, an indicator operated by the movement of said other roller, a shear for slitting the fabric at its correct measured length, means opcratedby the move ment of the said carrier as it separates the one roller from the other to actuate said shear, releasable means for holding one of said rollers out of contact with the other, and means for automatical y actuating the carrier to cause it to bring its roller into contact with the other r ller when the holding means has been released. 4. A fabric measuring and cutting machine comprisinga pair of friction rollers adapted to be rotated by frictional contact with fabric drawn between them, a movable carrier for one of said rollers for bringing and separating it from the other roller, an indicator operated by the movement of said other roller, interlocking rating it from the other roller. an indicator &

ing it from the other roller, an indicator operated by the movement of said other roller, a brake for the roller in the carrier, interlocking means carried by the respective rollers and adapted to be brought into engagement at the completion of a rotation of the said other roller, and means for locking said other roller against further movement at such period.

6. In a machine of the character described, a pair of friction rollers adapted to be rotated by frictional contact with fabric I drawn between them, a carrier for one of said rollers for bringing it into contact with and separating it from the other roller,

a measuring disk adapted to be turned to indicate the number of yards to be measured and to be returned to zero by the rotation of said rollers, and means for locking said rollers against further rotation coincident with the return of said disk to the zero position.

7 A machine of the class described comprising a pair of friction rollers [between which fabric is adapted to be drawn to retate the same by frictional contact therewith, a measuring disk frictionally mounted and operated by and in unison with the movement of said rollers, a shear for slitting the fabric at thejtermination of the measurement, and lever mechanism for opcrating the shear and for simultaneously moving one of said rollers into contact with orvsepar-ating it from the other roller.

8. A device of the class described com prising a base, a worm shaft mounted thereon, a roller mounted on said shaft, a post supported on the base, a worm gear loosely -mounted onsaid ostandhavin ena einent with the worm of said shaft, a measuring disk loosely mounted on said post and having frictional relation. with said worm gear to be turned thereby, but movable independent of the said gear, means for locln'ng the roller against rotation when the measuring disk has been turned thereby to zerofa pivoted lever, a, roller mounted thereon and adapted to be carried thereby into and out of contact with the roller on the base, and cutting mechanism adapted to be operated by said lever in its movements aforesaid.

9. A fabric measuring and cutting machine comprising a pair of friction rollers between which fabric is adapted to be drawn to rotate the same by frictional contact therewith, a measuring disk co-act-ingwith one of said rollers and adapted to be op erated by and in synchronism therewith, a shear, lever.. mechanism for operating the shear to slit the fabric and having the other roller mounted therein and adapted to -simultaneously raise the same out of contact with the fabric as the shear'is operated to slit thesame.

' 10. ,A device of the class described, CO1I1- prising a pair offriction rollers between which fabric is adapted to be drawn to rotate the same by frictional COIltflChillEIQ- with, a measuring disk co-acting with one of said rollers and'adapted to be operated by and in synchronism therewith, a lever carrying one of said rollers for bringing it into contactlwith and separating it from the other roller, a shear forslittingthe fabric .at its correct. measured length, said shear being operated to slit the fabric by themovement of the lever which raises its roller out of contact with the fabric, means for holding the lever in a position to maintain the rollers separated, means for releasing the lever, andiautomatic means for moving the lever to open the shear and simultaneously move the roller of the lever into eontact with the other roller.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CARL 'SCHWA RT Z.

/Vitnesses ALFRED A. EICKS, \VALTER C. STEIN. 

